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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago

Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'

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Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'

www.nbcnews.com

@return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months ago
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The FTC report looked at Amazon, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Snap, ByteDance, Discord, Reddit and WhatsApp.
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    Is the FTC going to do something about the “unacceptable”?

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      7•10 months ago

      No.

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